QOD

This blog purely for my own amusement. I like to start the day with a quote, be it amusing, inspiration, or simply something that caught my fancy.

On occasion, I might also include some commentary on the day's crossword puzzle that is published in the Los Angeles Times.

Friday, 18 November 2022

Friday, November 18, 2022

QOD:  I’ve never understood why people consider youth a time of freedom and joy.  It’s probably because they’ve forgotten their own.  ~  Margaret Atwood (née Margaret Eleanor Atwood; b. Nov. 18, 1939), Canadian novelist

Thursday, 17 November 2022

Thursday, November 17, 2022

QOD:  I don’t tweet for a very simple reason, which is that I drink.  ~  Lorne Michaels (né Lorne David Lipowitz; b. Nov. 17, 1944), Canadian-born actor and television producer

Wednesday, 16 November 2022

Wednesday, November 16, 2022

QOD:  Office hours are from 12 to 1 with an hour off for lunch.  ~  George S. Kaufman (né George Simon Kaufman; Nov. 16, 1889 ~ June 2, 1961), American playwright

Tuesday, 15 November 2022

Tuesday, November 15, 2022

QOD:  Mistrust the man who finds everything good; the man who finds everything evil; and more still the man who is indifferent to everything.  ~  Johan Casper Lavater (Nov. 15, 1741 ~ Jan. 2, 1801), Swiss poet and theologian

Monday, 14 November 2022

Monday, November 14, 2022

QOD:  Hopelessness is the enemy of justice.  ~  Bryan Stevenson (b. Nov. 4, 1950), African-American civil rights lawyer

Sunday, 13 November 2022

Sunday, November 13, 2022

QOD:  Man is weak, and when he makes strength his profession, he is even weaker.  ~  Antonio Porchia (Nov. 13, 1885 ~ Nov. 9, 1968), Argentine poet